Transcript Slide 1
Put Your Poster Headline Text Here
Use Title Case in Lucida Bold
Author’s Name/s Goes Here, Author’s Name/s Goes Here, Author’s Name/s Goes Here
Address/es Goes Here, Address/es Goes Here, Address/es Goes Here
Introduction
Method
Results
First…
Tips for making a successful poster…
Importing / inserting files…
Check with conference organizers on their
specifications of size and orientation, before
you start your poster (e.g. maximum poster
size; landscape, portrait or square format).
Re-write your paper into poster format:
simplify everything, avoid data overkill.
You can add images such as photographs, graphs,
diagrams, logos, etc. to the poster.
Headings of more than 6 words should be in upper
and lower case (“title case”), not in all capitals.
To insert scanned images into your poster, go
through the menus as follows: Insert/Picture/From
File…; then find the file on your computer, select it,
and press OK.
The page size of this poster template is 48"
x 36" horizontal format. Do not change this
page size—the printer can scale it to fit a
smaller or larger size when printing. If you
need a different format, start with either a
portrait (vertical) or a square poster
template.
Bear in mind you do not need to fill up the
whole space allocated to you by the
conference organizers (e.g. 8' x 4' in the
USA). Do not make your poster bigger than
necessary solely to fill the maximum size.
Aim
Never set whole sentences in capitals or underline to
stress your point; use boldface characters instead.
When laying out your poster, leave breathing space
around you text. Don’t overcrowd your poster.
Notes about graphs…
You will get the best image results if you use JPEG or
TIFF format. JPEG is the preferred format.
Try using photographs or colored graphs.
Avoid long numerical tables.
Be aware of the image size you are importing. The
average color photo (5 x 7 inches at 180dpi) would
be about 3Mb (or 1Mb for B/W greyscale).
Spell check the text and get someone else to proofread your poster.
Do not use images from the web.
Captions to be set in
Lucida Sans Italic,
between 18 and 24
points. Left aligned if it
refers to a figure on its
left. Caption starts right
at the top edge of the
picture (graph or photo).
How to use this poster template…
Simply highlight this text and replace it by typing in
your own text, or copy and paste your text from a
MS Word document or a PowerPoint slide
presentation.
The body text / font size should be between 24 and
32 points. Arial, Helvetica, Lucida Sans, or
equivalent.
Keep body text left-aligned, do not justify text.
The color of the text, title and poster background
can be changed to the color of your choice.
Captions to be set in Lucida Sans Italic, between
18 and 24 points. Right aligned if it refers to a
figure on its left. Caption starts right at the top
edge of the picture (graph or photo).
Captions to be set in
Lucida Sans Italic,
between 18 and 24
points. Left aligned if it
refers to a figure on its
left. Caption starts
right at the top edge of
the picture (graph or
photo).
For simple graphs, use MS Excel or
the Chart function (under the Insert
menu) in PowerPoint.
Graphs created in a scientific
graphing programs (e.g., Sigma Plot,
Prism, SPSS, or Statistica) should be
saved as JPEG or TIFF images if
possible.